This week, we shall be focusing on a very topical subject - Community Asset Transfer (CAT) and empowerment through social enterprises.
Our objectives are that you will be enabled to:
Understand CAT and the empowering dynamics of social enterprises;
Identify CAT and social enterprise opportunities in your community;
Experience how CAT works in a practical Scottish context.
On Monday 3rd December Alan Mulvie from Aberdeen City Council will be speaking about his involvement in community asset transfer.
On Monday, 3rd December, at 2.00pm, Alan Mulvie from Aberdeen City Council will be speaking about his involvement in CAT and his practical experiences of empowerment in this context. Don't forget to refresh your internet browser at 2:00pm and clickplay on the YouTube clip below.
[Note: the discussions in Disqus remain open to contribution at any time, so you don't have to limit your contribution to only during the broadcast.]
Monday 3rd December, 2-3pm
Introduction
This week, we shall be focusing on a very topical subject - Community Asset Transfer (CAT) and empowerment through social enterprises.Our objectives are that you will be enabled to:
- Understand CAT and the empowering dynamics of social enterprises;
- Identify CAT and social enterprise opportunities in your community;
- Experience how CAT works in a practical Scottish context.
On Monday 3rd December Alan Mulvie from Aberdeen City Council will be speaking about his involvement in community asset transfer.Resources
Details of the Development Trust Associationwww.dtascot.org.uk/
Description of the Social Enterprise Organisation
www.socialenterprise.org.uk/about/about-social-enterprise
History and definitions
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/social_enterprise
Weblinks for this week's case study
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/2943127
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/CouncilNews/ci_cns/pr_commcentres_221112.asp
http://www.facebook.com/SupportAberdeenCommunityCentres
Presentation
On Monday, 3rd December, at 2.00pm, Alan Mulvie from Aberdeen City Council will be speaking about his involvement in CAT and his practical experiences of empowerment in this context. Don't forget to refresh your internet browser at 2:00pm and click play on the YouTube clip below.[Note: the discussions in Disqus remain open to contribution at any time, so you don't have to limit your contribution to only during the broadcast.]
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Task 4
Find a local example of a building or facility that's transferred to community management.Find out:
- Who was involved in the enterprise?
- Where is it located?
- What does it look like?
- What obstacles where encountered in setting it up?
- How was this process empowering, in your opinion?
ORThink of a social enterprise that you would like to see set up in your community:
Now post your findings (a couple of paragraphs) on the WikiProjects page.